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title: Kernel modules
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date: 2021-11-13T18:48:57.771Z
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> Section under construction.
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# List of kernel modules found on a hypervisor
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This list is only concerned about kernel modules that relates to virtualization. Their description is fetched using the `modinfo` command.
```
kvm_intel # ""
kvm_amd # ""
kvm # Kernel virtual machine module for Linux
```
```
vfio_pci # "VFIO PCI - User Level meta-driver"
vfio_virqfd # "IRQFD support for VFIO bus drivers"
vfio_iommu_type1 # "Type1 IOMMU driver for VFIO"
vfio # "VFIO - User Level meta-driver"
vfio_mdev # "VFIO based driver for Mediated device"
```
```
mdev # "Mediated device Core Driver"
```
```
vhost_net # "Host kernel accelerator for virtio net"
vhost # "Host kernel accelerator for virtio"
vhost_iotlb # "VHOST IOTLB"
```
```
tap # ""
tun # "Universal TUN/TAP device driver"
```
```
virtio_net # "Virtio network driver"
virtio_balloon # "Virtio balloon driver"
virtio_blk # "Virtio block driver"
virtio_console # "Virtio console driver"
virtio_scsi # "Virtio SCSI HBA driver"
virtio_gpu # "Virtio GPU driver"
virtio_dma_buf #
```
```
qemu_fw_cfg # "QEMU fw_cfg sysfs support"
irqbypass # "IRQ bypass manager utility module"
net_failover # "Failover driver for Paravirtual drivers"
failover # "Generic failover infrastructure/interface"
```